I think the performance increase this gen is pretty good, it's just that a) no more Moore's Law and b) increasing costs per node = pain in the pocket and the PSU.

Anyone still expecting significant increases year over year is never going to be satisfied again.

Sweet, now that it's going out into the wild, all we have to do now is wait another 10-15 yrs for devs to completely master this like they've all mastered DX 12 (that was sarcasm for everyone here).

I'm also expecting this to eventually becoming a marketing gimmick (even tho it's not one, but you get the point, a cheklist box to tack onto a game trailer). 

I want to be enthusiastic about this, but it's taken this long for them to get it out into the wild, only for them to say "now that we've done it, everyone else has to do their part now and master our tools", and being brutal here; I do not expect more than a tiny handful of devs to master this within at least 2 yrs of use, I'm fully expecting DX 12 all over again, where it becomes hit n' miss with some devs, hit with others. 

All I want is for them to dev tech that doesn't really need much of an outside devs input, because tbh, I don't trust many devs to unify and all agree on the right approach to doing much of anything, I've seen enough game cancellations and disasters to know that devs aren't a hivemind that know how to craft a polished game with new tech. 

I'm hoping the old guard realise this sooner and just bow and do their job, rather than pulling semi commitment, but wanting things to be played by their old rules, because if they are gonna focus on me, I want the full course meal, not 60hz locked refresh, blurry textures, small LoD/shadow render distance and still asking me for £60-70.

I do hope GPU based decompression gets implemented to more and more upcoming games. It would increase the life of my CPU exponentially when you consider how much resources it takes in Spiderman. Hell I may never need to upgrade my CPU until ps6 gen.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti to replace canceled RTX 4080 12GB SKU, launch in Janaury

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-to-replace-canceled-rtx-4080-12gb-sku-launch-in-janaury

Of course, it's all about pricing and performance. If they still price this at like $800, it would still not be very good

Exclusive: Nvidia offers new advanced chip for China that meets U.S. export controls

https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-nvidia-offers-new-advanced-chip-china-that-meets-us-export-controls-2022-11-08/?utm_source=reddit.com

Samsung 8th Gen V-NAND Pushes PCIe 5.0 SSDs Past 12 GBps

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-8th-gen-v-nand-pushes-pcie-50-ssds-past-12-gbps

The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

This year, Call of Duty's secret weapon is Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-year-call-of-dutys-secret-weapon-is-steam/
Call of Duty is selling big on PC this year. Activision said in a Q3 financial report published today that Modern Warfare 2 has sold "approximately twice the level of recent strong titles in the series." That's a weirdly non-specific qualifier, though it's in contribution to what has become the fastest Call of Duty in history to reach $1 billion in sales.
What changed on PC this year? Surely some of the increase can be attributed to enthusiasm around the Modern Warfare series, but the true culprit is Steam.
Modern Warfare 2 is the first Call of Duty to launch on Steam in five years. Starting with Black Ops 4 in 2018, the last four Calls of Duty (including Warzone) have only existed in the Battle.net client on PC. Thankfully, Modern Warfare 2 isn't one of those "launches another launcher" deals either: hitting play on Steam gets right into the game.

GOG has a new sale and an updated one:

• The new sale comes from Idea Factory, that puts its games up to 70% off during the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_idea_factory_sale
• And the Triple Strategy Sale changes the theme and now offers Medieval Strategy games withup to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_triple_strategies

Steam has several new deals, including the weeklong deals:

• Honey, I Joined a Cult will be 33% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/841190/Honey_I_Joined_a_Cult/
• Beacon Pines gets a 20% discount until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269640/Beacon_Pines/
• Way of the Hunter is going to be 25% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288320/Way_of_the_Hunter/
• The Everyone is Here... Again bundle, featuring Dead Cells, Katana ZERO, Risk of Rain 2, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope and Slay the Spire, gets a 51% discount, but it doesn't know until when: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/27977/Everyone_is_Here_Again_Bundle/
• Nacon Games presents the KT Racing Sale, with up to 90% discounts until Monday, 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Nacon/sale/Nacon_KTSale_2022
• CRIMESIGHT will be 20% off until November 15, but only the Standard Edition: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491710/CRIMESIGHT/
• And here's a small sample of the weeklong deals:
  • Revita gets a 25% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175460/Revita/
  • Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/500810/Arcanum_Of_Steamworks_and_Magick_Obscura/
  • Space Engineers gets a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/Space_Engineers/
  • Iconoclasts will be 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/393520/Iconoclasts/
  • For The King gets a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/For_The_King/
  • GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst is 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/438490/GOD_EATER_2_Rage_Burst/
  • And the last one is Redeemer: Enhanced Edition, with a nice 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/447290/Redeemer_Enhanced_Edition/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Curve Games Publisher Sale brings up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/curve-games-publisher-sale/
• The Fall VR Sale features up to 90% discounts during 6 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG (1) and UPlay (1): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fall-vr-sale/

Fanatical has two new 24 hours flash deals:

• The first one is Core Keeper, 36% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/core-keeper
• The second one is Supraland, 80% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/supraland

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GAMING NEWS

First-person open world action adventure game, BLACKTAIL, gets a gameplay overview trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-person-open-world-action-adventure-game-blacktail-gets-a-gameplay-overview-trailer/
Focus Entertainment has released a gameplay overview trailer for its upcoming first-person open world action adventure game, BLACKTAIL. This trailer details the game’s gameplay mechanics, so be sure to watch it.

Gotham Knigths gets a new 9GB Update, full patch release notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/gotham-knigths-gets-a-new-9gb-update-full-patch-release-notes/
Warner Bros has released a brand new update for the PC version of Gotham Knights. The November 7th Update is 9GB in size, and below you can find its complete changelog.

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.61 released, is 11GB in size, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/cyberpunk-2077-update-1-61-released-is-11gb-in-size-full-patch-notes/
CD Projekt RED has released a brand new update for Cyberpunk 2077. Update 1.61 is 11GB in size, adds support for AMD’s FSR 2.1 on PC, and below you can find its full patch notes.

Tuesday news, part two:

Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn is 'a strategy game that really has D&D at its heart'
https://www.pcgamer.com/dragonlance-warriors-of-krynn-is-a-strategy-game-that-really-has-dandd-at-its-heart/
Dragonlance is "really D&D's setting for war," senior game designer Wes Schneider said during a recent press conference on its return to Dungeons & Dragons. "Dragonlance's story has been many things throughout the history of the setting but for 5th edition we're focusing on its most iconic conflict, the War of the Lance—this planet-spanning conflict between the forces of good and the incursions of the Dragon Queen Takhisis and her dragon armies."

Public voting opens for the Ultimate Game of the Year award
https://www.pcgamer.com/public-voting-opens-for-the-ultimate-game-of-the-year-award/
Public voting has now opened for the Ultimate Game of the Year, the big kahuna of this year's 40th anniversary Golden Joystick Awards. Voting is only open for five days and this is to select the gaming community's favourite title of the year.

Dead Cells adds the Hotline Miami chicken dude, who crits stunned enemies with a bat
https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-cells-adds-the-hotline-miami-chicken-dude-who-crits-stunned-enemies-with-a-bat/
Dead Cells has been incredibly well-supported with free and paid updates ever since launch, to the extent that its latest extravaganza is the sequel to a previous indie crossover. The snappily named "Everyone Is Here Vol. II" update introduces six character costumes and weapons from other indie games and, most impressively, makes their existing abilities operate within Dead Cells' systems.

Mass Effect fan decodes hidden message from Liara in N7 Day teaser
https://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-fan-decodes-hidden-message-from-liara-in-n7-day-teaser/
N7 Day, BioWare's annual celebration of all things Mass Effect, used to be a pretty big deal. Its significance has waned in the post-Mass Effect 3 years, though, and the lukewarm reception to Andromeda did not do much to reverse that trend. This year's November 7 event didn't seem to bring much in the way of big news either—but a little audio decoding revealed a big surprise.

Starfield isn't just a Skyrim 'reskin' says head of Xbox Game Studios
https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-isnt-just-a-skyrim-reskin-says-head-of-xbox-game-studios/
It's the second week of November. The leaves are turning, the days are getting shorter, the stress of the approaching holidays has begun gnawing at your nerves. This is all very familiar, but doesn't it feel like something is missing this year? What could it be?
Oh right, it's Starfield, Bethesda's space RPG. Originally supposed to be released this Friday, 11/11/22, Starfield's release was sadly postponed into 2023. On the plus side, even if we can't play it this week, we can still talk about it.

That wonderful little Gnome Child from RuneScape is coming to a MOBA near you
https://www.pcgamer.com/that-wonderful-little-gnome-child-from-runescape-is-coming-to-a-moba-near-you/
Smite, the long running mythology-themed MOBA, is having a crossover event with RuneScape, that fantasy MMO where everyone looks like Andross from Star Fox. You know the one, a surprising amount of people born between 1991 and 1998 have a ton of nostalgia for it? The piece de resistance is the inclusion of the Gnome Child, a wee fey scamp who has starred in internet memes for over a decade.

PS5 advert implies we're waiting an extra six months for Final Fantasy 16 on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/ps5-advert-implies-were-waiting-an-extra-six-months-for-final-fantasy-16-on-pc/
As reported by IGN, an advertisement shared by the official PlayStation Twitter account seems to indicate that we'll have to wait an extra six months for Final Fantasy 16 on PC. During a portion of the sizzle reel showcasing FF16, there's fine print reading "Final Fantasy 16 anticipated summer 2023. PS5 exclusive for six months."
>> Nothing new.

It's not at all clear what Call of Duty 2023 will be
https://www.pcgamer.com/its-not-at-all-clear-what-call-of-duty-2023-will-be/
Call of Duty fans of the world got a small shock to the system earlier this year when Bloomberg reported that, despite a 17-year streak of releasing new CoD games, Activision would be skipping 2023. In place of a traditional release, the report claimed at the time, efforts would be solely focused on continued updates for this year's game, Modern Warfare 2, and the upcoming free-to-play Warzone 2.0.
Activision didn't outright deny the report earlier this year, but said today in its Q3 financial report that there will, in fact, be a new "premium" Call of Duty next year. What that exactly means, however, remains less than clear.

Take-Two boss says the company is a 'hit factory' that'll always prefer delays to 'flops'
https://www.pcgamer.com/take-two-boss-says-the-company-is-a-hit-factory-thatll-always-prefer-game-delays-to-flops/
In its quarterly chat with investors today, GTA publisher Take-Two predicted that it would make a little less money this fiscal year than it had previously forecast: $5.4 to $5.5 billion in net sales, rather than $5.8 to $5.9 billion. And yet, the company is "highly optimistic" about future growth, largely because it has confidence in its upcoming games.

The Sims 4 will let you show off your Mass Effect obsession
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-will-let-you-show-off-your-mass-effect-obsession/
The N7 celebrations are over, but your Sims don't have to know that. As part of BioWare's annual commemoration of all things Mass Effect, The Sims 4 is getting some themed goodies.
A post on BioWare's blog announced the collaboration, writing that "a few folks at BioWare and Maxis came together with their mutual love for Mass Effect and The Sims 4 to make a little something they wanted to give to fans of both franchises." The items will be included with the base game for free in an update arriving on November 17.

Massive Grand Theft Auto 6 leak 'won't have any influence on development,' says Take-Two boss
https://www.pcgamer.com/massive-grand-theft-auto-6-leak-wont-have-any-influence-on-development-says-take-two-boss/
TakeTwo is remaining headstrong in the face of September's Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, calling the situation "terribly unfortunate," but clarifying that it won't have any overarching impact on the game's development.
>> It was in September? It feels like it happened longer than that.

In this new Viking city builder, every citizen has their owns skills and personalities
https://www.pcgamer.com/in-this-new-viking-city-builder-every-citizen-has-their-owns-skills-and-personalities/
It isn't news that people love Vikings in video games. In just the past couple years we've seen Assassin's Creed: Valhalla become Ubisoft's biggest PC game launch ever and smash hit indie survival game Valheim sell millions of copies in early access. The interest in getting more Vikings on our computer monitors extends to city builders too, like 2021's strategy city builder Frozenheim and the upcoming (and rather bluntly named) Viking City Builder.
Well, pop on your historically inaccurate horned helmet, because there's another Viking city building game and it's launching into early access today on Steam. In Land of the Vikings you're a jarl in charge of a tiny northern camp with high hopes of growing it into a properly fearsome norse settlement.
>> It may be new for the folks of PCGamer, but there's been one or two articles about it at DSOGaming.

Agree. And it's the least bad situation we could find ourselves with, because while the price/performance ratio will be bad, at least it takes a spot in the price chart, making the rest of the cards a tad bit cheaper and, hopefully, better priced.

Would need to be nock it down to $700 for it to resemble some of sense. But this post mining Nvidia.

They'd probably look at it like.. meh, we still offer better Raytracing so we can price to whatever we want.

Hopefully SE gets the message instead of continuing to do EGS exclusivity nonsense